RE: failure to maiden
I assume that this is your first plane. You should check your throws. I mean make sure that the plane will go in the direction you intend when the stick is moved. Your nose wheel and the rudder should move together. When standing behind the plane, and move the rudder stick to the right, the rudder should deflect to the right and the nose wheel should turn to the right. This sounds simple but it can be confusing when you are initially connecting everything up. If they both move in the same direction but the stick movement is opposite then the servo movement for the rudder must be reversed on the transmitter to correct the problem. If they do not move in the correct direction together then one of the control rods must be moved to the other side of the servo. A tip; The nose wheel doesn't need to move very much so connect it to the inner most hole on the servo arm and the rudder in the outer holes. Further, make SURE everything is neutral when the sticks and the trims are neutral. Good luck..